DRES

What DRES does

DRES S.r.l. is a privately held Italian freight forwarding and logistics company founded in 2006 and headquartered near the Port of Naples at Via A. Vespucci 9. The firm provides integrated international shipping services across air (direct and consolidated), maritime (FCL and LCL, handling hundreds of containers per day), and land transport, alongside customs brokerage, bonded and national warehousing, goods insurance, dangerous and perishable goods handling, and customs consultancy. Operations are anchored by AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) and IATA accreditations, with customs clearance capability across the Italian ports of Salerno, Naples, Taranto, and Rome.

The company's distribution advantage is reinforced by a 2016 agency agreement with Hellmann Worldwide Logistics S.p.A., making DRES the official Hellmann agent for Naples, Campania, Puglia, and parts of Southern and Northern Italy, and providing it indirect access to over 400 Hellmann offices and approximately 20,000 staff worldwide. Customer segments span 12 verticals including Automotive, Energy and Renewables, Medical/Pharma/Lifescience, Fashion and Luxury, Electronics, Aerospace, and Technical Gases and Chemicals. The firm is family-operated under the Sticco family (Roberto Sticco as General Manager, Daniela Sticco as Sales and Customs Manager, Vincenzo Sticco as Customs Broker) and operates with 11–50 employees.

DRES generates revenue through quote-based fees on freight forwarding, customs clearance, warehousing, insurance brokerage, and specialized transport services; no standard pricing is published. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on the company's website quote-request form, dedicated email channels by service line, and search visibility in Italian and English. The firm carries a quality system certification and claims coverage of 98% of land shipping demand for dangerous cargoes. No funding rounds, M&A activity, or public financial disclosures have been recorded.

Name

DRES

Legal name

DRES srl

Website

https://dressrl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DRES S.r.l. is a privately held Italian freight forwarder founded in 2006 near the Port of Naples, providing air, sea, and land transport, customs brokerage, warehousing, and dangerous goods handling to importers and exporters across 12 verticals, operating as Hellmann Worldwide Logistics' agent for Southern Italy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Forwarding and Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Customs & Regulatory Filing Documentation (Entry/Exit Summaries, Declarations, ENS/AMS/ACI) (TLACAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Export/Import Documentation Preparation (Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Shipper’s Letter of Instruction) (TLACAHAD), DG Compliance, Packaging & Documentation Services (UN Packaging, SDS, DGD/IMDG) (TLAIAJAJ), Perishables & Fresh Produce Forwarding (Food/Seafood/Floral) (TLACAJAA), Drayage & Intermodal Truck Transfer (Port/Rail Ramp) (TLACACAE)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding services
• International shipping
• Customs brokerage
• Air sea land transport
• Bonded warehousing

Headquarters

HQ city

Napoli

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Freight Forwarding Services: DRES generates revenue through providing comprehensive freight forwarding services including air transport, maritime transport, and land transport. They manage hundreds of containers per day and offer both FCL (Full Container Load) and LCL (Less than Container Load) shipping options. Revenue is earned through service fees for transport organization, customs clearance, and related logistics services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DRES S.r.l. is an international freight forwarding and logistics company based near the Port of Naples, Italy, providing air, sea, and land transport services, customs brokerage, bonded and national warehousing, cargo insurance, and specialized handling for dangerous and perishable goods. The company manages every phase of international shipping from customs formalities and documentation through loading, transport, and final delivery, leveraging a network of agents and the Hellmann Worldwide Logistics partnership to serve businesses globally.

Product overview

DRES S.r.l. is a logistics and freight forwarding company founded in 2006, providing comprehensive international shipping services. The company operates as a single unified platform offering eight core service modules: Air Transport, Maritime Transport, Land Transport, Warehouse and Storage (including national warehouses, bonded warehouses, and VAT deposit), Goods Insurance, Shipping of Dangerous and Perishable Goods, Customs Advice, and Import & Export Products. The services portfolio is coordinated through an efficient network of agents and correspondents located in major world markets, enabling end-to-end management of cargo handling from customs formalities to final delivery. DRES operates as an official agent of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and offers a Special Equipment Team for complex transport requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Air Transport International air freight services offering direct and consolidated shipments to and from all major international airports, with transit times of 3-4 days for direct and 8 days for consolidated shipments.
• Maritime Transport Sea freight services managing hundreds of containers daily to all world ports, specializing in FCL (Full Container Load) and LCL (Less than Container Load) shipments, with customs clearance available from the ports of Salerno, Naples, Taranto, and Rome.
• Land Transport Ground transportation solutions including trucking and rail freight across Europe, delivering both containers and loose goods for groupage and full loads.
• Warehouse and Storage of Goods Storage and logistics services including national warehouses for goods management and redistribution, bonded warehouses (Private Customs Warehouse) for indefinite storage of non-EU goods without duties and VAT, and VAT deposit services.
• Goods Insurance Cargo insurance services providing All Risks coverage for transported goods through agreements with leading insurance companies, with continuous insurance mandate options available.
• Shipping of Dangerous and Perishable Goods Specialized shipping services for dangerous goods (IMO goods) and perishable goods requiring temperature-controlled reefer containers, covering full regulatory compliance for international trade including 98% of land shipping demand for dangerous cargoes.
• Customs Advice Customs consultancy services including AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) applications, health certificates, veterinary certifications, phytosanitary certificates, CITES certifications, and guarantee exemption requests for VAT warehouse operations.
• Import and Export Products International trade services for importing and exporting various goods categories including Automotive, Energy and Renewables, Medical/Pharma/Lifescience, Fashion and Luxury, Electronics, Agricultural and Earthmoving Machinery, Industrial Production, Aerospace, Toys, Sports Equipment, and Technical Gases and Chemicals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Transit time of 8 days for consolidated air freight from goods collection
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics S.p.A.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2016Since 2016, DRES S.r.l. officially became part of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics S.p.A., a leading global logistics and international transport group present worldwide with over 400 offices and approximately 20,000 people. DRES serves as the agent in Naples, Campania region, Puglia, and for some areas of Southern and Northern Italy. The synergy enables efficient and optimal fulfillment of customer needs.
• IFBminorOthersIFB logo displayed in the partner section of the DRES website
• AirfastminorOthersAirfast logo displayed in the partner section of the DRES website

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Savino Del Bene: Savino Del Bene is an Italian-headquartered global freight forwarder offering sea, air, land, customs and logistics services. It is highly comparable to DRES because both serve import/export customers with multimodal forwarding and customs support, though Savino Del Bene is much larger.
• Albini & Pitigliani (ALPI): ALPI is an Italian logistics and freight forwarding group providing international transport, customs and supply-chain services. It is comparable to DRES through its Italian base, air/sea/road forwarding mix and B2B import/export customer focus.
• FERCAM: FERCAM is an Italian logistics provider offering road transport, air and ocean freight, warehousing and distribution. It overlaps with DRES's multimodal freight forwarding and warehousing services for business shippers.
• Arcese: Arcese is an Italian transport and logistics company with road, air, ocean, warehousing and supply-chain services. It is comparable to DRES as an Italian B2B logistics provider covering international freight and integrated logistics, albeit at broader scale.
• Transmec Group: Transmec Group is an Italian-headquartered logistics company providing road, sea, air freight and contract logistics. It is comparable because it serves industrial and commercial customers needing multimodal international transport and warehousing.
• D.B. Group: D.B. Group is an Italian freight forwarding and logistics company offering air, ocean, road, customs and contract logistics services. It is directly comparable to DRES's end-to-end international shipping and customs brokerage offering.
• Italsempione: Italsempione is an Italian international freight forwarder and logistics provider with road, air, ocean and warehousing capabilities. It is comparable to DRES because both coordinate cross-border shipments and logistics services for B2B customers.
• Fratelli Cosulich Group: Fratelli Cosulich is an Italian maritime, shipping and logistics group with freight forwarding, customs and transport-related services. It is comparable through its Italian logistics footprint and maritime/import-export orientation, especially for sea freight customers.

Broad incumbents

• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is a global logistics and freight forwarding company offering air, sea, road and contract logistics. It is comparable as a broad incumbent in the same service categories and is especially relevant because DRES operates as Hellmann's agent in parts of Italy.
• DHL Global Forwarding: DHL Global Forwarding is a major global provider of air, ocean and road freight forwarding, customs brokerage and logistics services. It is comparable as a broad incumbent serving the same international shipping and customs needs at global enterprise scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dressrl
• Facebookfacebook.com/DRES-SRL-100054547685175
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dres-s.r.l.

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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